Singh, Blair arrive in Udaipur for talks

PTISep 8, 2005, 11.20am IST

UDAIPUR: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his British counterpart Tony Blair arrived here on Thursday for a bilateral meeting.

The two leaders, who arrived at 10.45 am by separate aircraft, were received at Dhabok Airport by Rajasthan Industry Minister Narpat Singh Razvi. Blair, leading the European Union delegation for the India-EU Summit, and Singh proceeded to the Udai Vilas Palace hotel for talks.

After the talks, Singh and Blair would take lunch at the hotel for which special arrangements have been made. British chef Stephen James would take care of the food.

A splendid suite, spreading over an area of 2500 sqft, has been booked for the leaders. The venue for today's meeting was changed from Mashobra near Shimla to Udaipur due to foggy conditions there.

The two leaders are slated to hold a joint press conference in Delhi later in the day. Blair would leave for London in the evening